Why haven't I updated this stupid blog for over a month and a half? It's not like it's hard to download photos from the camera, type up some silly commentary and upload a few pictures. It's such a chore just to think about it..."Crap! I gotta blog..." And know I can't get it to upload a photo! Argg!!!!
We're in Munich. We flew in last night to go shopping at the Christmas Markets. They actually call them Christmas Markets here...not some cheesy "Holiday" festival.
The first one was in the airport. We had just got off the plane and were trying to find the Starbucks. It was a good size market...had an ice skating rink in the middle. We had our first taste of Gluhwein (pronounced "glue vine") which is hot German wine with brandy.
We checked in to the hostel. The same hostel chain we stayed at in London. If fact, we made our reservations for here the day we left London.
This morning after breakfast we headed to Marienplatz, the center of town, to check out the big Christmas Market. Stopped for a coffe at Lavazza, an Italian espresso chain, and ran into a couple of people we know from Sicily! They're here on vacation as well. We actually saw them at the airport yesterday leaving Italy and figured we would run into them somewhere.
Walked around the market for a bit and then headed to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch.
Afterwards, we went on a wild goose chase for some Rokenbok toys. Looked up a toy store on the internet that sells Rokenbok, but when we got there, the store was gone. A shop owner next door said the toy store no longer existed but suggested another one down the street. It was the bottom floor of a department store. They hadn't even heard of Rokenbok but pointed us at still another store. No Rokenbok.
So, we got a coffee and went ice skating. It was really fun! We couldn't believe we actually got Tom out on the ice. He's usually very reluctant to try anything like that. But they had these big plastic polar bears on skis with a handle to help people who aren't the best skaters. I think that motivated him...not to try ice skating but to push the bear around.
From there we walked back to the market for dinner. Heather and the boys had pasta. I went for the German sausage and potatoe cake. Took a wrong turn after exiting the train on the way back to the hostel, but made it back before 2030 (8:30 pm.) We're all pretty tired...
Bud
1 comment:
Glad to see you blogging again :-) We've received a few post cards, sounds like a great trip!
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